Automobile sleigh.



' PATENTED I) W- G. WEISS.

AUTOMOB ILE APPLIUATION FILED Si?? lill/lill llllllll l UNITED STATES IATENT orTIoE.

WILLIAM C. WEISS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

AUTOMOBILE sLEIGH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed December 3l, 1903. Serial No. 187.329.

To all 'whom it 'may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. WEISS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented a new and useful Automobile Sleigh, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to sleighs and more particularly to animproved means for propelling the same, the object being to provide anautomobile sleigh which can be operated by steam, electricity, vapor, orany suitable form of propelling mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of suchconstruction that the propelling wheels proper will always remain incontact with the surface no matter whether said surface be regular orirregular, even or uneven.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction hereinafter fully described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings forming part of this speciiication: Figure l is aperspective view of an automobile sleigh constructed in accordance withmy invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof a portion of the movable frame carrying the propelling wheels.

In carrying out my invention I employ a main frame or body portion A,which is supported at the forward end upon the front runners B,which areadapted to turn, and at the rear end by means of the stationary runnersC. The front runners are turned by means of the steering post D, havinga steering wheel E, at the upper end thereof. The seat box F, is of suchsize and shape that the motor can be arranged therein, said motordriving a depending shaft Gr, which carries a bevel gear G', upon itslower end, said bevel gear meshing with the bevel gear H', carried by ashaft H, said shaft carrying the bevel gear H2, at its lower end whichmeshes with a bevel gear I2, mounted upon an axle I, said axle beingattached to a beam I.

The shaft H, works in sleeves K, supported by rods K', attached to sidebars L, said side bars being rigidly connected at their lower ends L',to the beam I', and at their upper ends are provided with eyes L2, whichconward end of the frame.

nect with eye-bolts L3, carried by the forrIhis construction permits theside bars to have a limited swinging movement and mounted upon the endsof the axle I, are propelling wheels M, the peripheries of which areprovided with suitable spurs M', for the purpose of engaging the ice orsnow. The shaft H, being fixed between the bevel gears G', and I2, thegears I-I' and H2, will always remain in contact with the said gears andthe swinging motion of the frame will not interfere with this engagementof the gears as the said shaft H, works freely in the collars K. For thepurpose of holding the wheels M, in contact with the snow or ice duringall variations of the surface I employ the rods N, which are connectedto the beam I', and extend upwardly through the body of the sleighandwork in the sleeves or tubes O, attached to said body and surroundingthese rods between the beam of the sleigh and the top of the beam arethe spiral springs I), the purpose of which is to hold the spike wheelsin contact with the ice and snow. An automobile sleigh constructed asherein shown and described is simple and eflicient in operation and willcarry out all of the objects hereinbefore mentioned.

` Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Iatent is The combination with a sleigh bodymounted on runners, of spaced rods mounted in said body carrying a beamwith downwardly projecting ends, springs surrounding said rods betweensaid beam and body, an axle mounted in the downwardly projecting ends ofthe beam provided with spur wheels at its ends, side bars connectingsaid axle to WM. C. WEISS.

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J. D. SMOKE, Josnrrr G. MARIIs.

